List of heads of government of Vietnam

This article lists the heads of government of modern Vietnam since 1945, from the establishment of the Empire of Vietnam to the present day.

Empire of Vietnam (1945)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chief of Cabinet of the Empire of Vietnam
1 Trần Trọng Kim
(1883–1953)
17 April 194525 August 1945130 daysĐại Việt National Socialist Party

North Vietnam

Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–76)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1 Hồ Chí Minh
(1890–1969)
2 September 194520 September 195510 years, 18 daysCommunist Party of Indochina
(until 1951)
Worker's Party of Vietnam
(from 1951)
Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
(1876–1947)
31 May 194621 September 1946113 daysIndependent
Prime Minister of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
2 Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)
20 September 19552 July 197620 years, 286 daysWorker's Party of Vietnam

South Vietnam

Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–48)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
1 Nguyễn Văn Thinh
(1888–1946)
1 June 194610 November 1946162 daysCochinchinese Democratic Party
2 Lê Văn Hoạch
(1896–1978)
29 November 194629 September 1947304 daysIndependent
3 Nguyễn Văn Xuân
(1892–1989)
8 October 194727 May 1948232 daysMilitary

Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948–49)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam
1 Nguyễn Văn Xuân
(1892–1989)
27 May 194814 June 19491 year, 18 daysMilitary

State of Vietnam (1949–55)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
1 Bảo Đại
(1913–1997)
14 June 194921 January 1950221 daysIndependent
2 Nguyễn Phan Long
(1889–1960)
21 January 195027 April 195096 daysConstitutional Party
3 Trần Văn Hữu
(1896–1984)
6 May 19506 June 19522 years, 31 daysIndependent
4 Nguyễn Văn Tâm
(1893–1990)
6 June 195217 December 19531 year, 194 daysNationalist Party
5 Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc
(1914–1990)
11 January 195416 June 1954156 daysIndependent
6 Ngô Đình Diệm
(1901–1963)
16 June 195426 October 19551 year, 132 daysPersonalist Labor Revolutionary Party

Republic of Vietnam (1955–75)

Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
1 Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ
(1908–1976)
4 November 196328 January 196486 daysIndependent
2 Nguyễn Khánh
(1927–2013)
28 February 196427 August 1964181 daysMilitary
Nguyễn Xuân Oánh
(1921–2003)
29 August 19643 September 19645 daysIndependent
(2) Nguyễn Khánh
(1927–2013)
3 September 19644 November 196462 daysMilitary
3 Trần Văn Hương
(1903–1982)
4 November 196427 January 196584 daysMilitary
Nguyễn Xuân Oánh
(1921–2003)
27 January 196515 February 196519 daysIndependent
4 Phan Huy Quát
(1908–1979)
16 February 19655 June 1965109 daysGreater Nationalist Party
5 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
(1930–2011)
14 June 19651 September 19672 years, 79 daysMilitary
6 Nguyễn Văn Lộc
(1922–1992)
1 November 196717 May 1968198 daysMilitary
(3) Trần Văn Hương
(1903–1982)
28 May 196822 August 19691 year, 86 daysIndependent
(until 1969)
(3)National Social Democratic Front
(from 1969)
7 Trần Thiện Khiêm
(1925–2021)
22 August 19695 April 19755 years, 226 daysNational Social Democratic Front
8 Nguyễn Bá Cẩn
(1930–2009)
5 April 197525 April 197520 daysDemocratic Party
9 Vũ Văn Mẫu
(1914–1998)
28 April 197530 April 19752 daysForces for National Reconciliation

Republic of South Vietnam (1969–76)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
1 Huỳnh Tấn Phát
(1913–1989)
8 June 19692 July 19767 years, 24 daysPeople's Revolutionary Party of Vietnam
(National Liberation Front) [a]

Reunified Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)

Status
  Denotes Acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers/Prime Minister
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2) Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)
2 July 19764 July 19815 years, 2 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(2) Phạm Văn Đồng
(1906–2000)
4 July 198118 June 19875 years, 349 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
3 Phạm Hùng
(1912–1988)
18 June 198710 March 1988273 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)
10 March 198822 June 1988104 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
4 Đỗ Mười
(1917–2018)
22 June 19888 August 19913 years, 47 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
5 Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)
8 August 199124 September 19921 year, 47 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
Prime Minister of Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(5) Võ Văn Kiệt
(1922–2008)
24 September 199224 September 19975 yearsCommunist Party of Vietnam
6 Phan Văn Khải
(1933–2018)
24 September 199727 June 20068 years, 275 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
7 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
(born 1949)
27 June 20067 April 20169 years, 285 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
8 Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
(born 1954)
7 April 20165 April 20214 years, 363 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam
9 Phạm Minh Chính
(born 1958)
5 April 2021Incumbent3 years, 22 daysCommunist Party of Vietnam

Timeline

Phạm Minh ChínhNguyễn Xuân PhúcNguyễn Tấn DũngPhan Văn KhảiĐỗ MườiVõ Văn KiệtPhạm HùngHuỳnh Tấn PhátVũ Văn MẫuNguyễn Bá CẩnTrần Thiện KhiêmNguyễn Văn LộcNguyễn Cao KỳPhan Huy QuátTrần Văn HươngNguyễn Xuân OánhNguyễn KhánhNguyễn Ngọc ThơNgô Đình DiệmNguyễn Phúc Bửu LộcNguyễn Văn TâmTrần Văn HữuNguyễn Phan LongBảo ĐạiNguyễn Văn XuânLê Văn HoạchNguyễn Văn ThinhPhạm Văn ĐồngHuỳnh Thúc KhángHồ Chí MinhTrần Trọng Kim

See also

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